Dave Brat

Dave Brat (27 July 1964-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-VA 7) from 4 November 2014, succeeding Eric Cantor.

Biography
Dave Brat was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1964, and he was a faculty member of Randolph-Macon College before Governor Tim Kaine appointed him to the Governor's Advisory Board of Economists. He was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Republican candidate, defeating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; this was the first time that a House Majority Leader was ousted from power since the position's creation in 1899.